Win: Al Morris (1-1) Loss: Frank Edge (1-1)
Save: Larry Spriggs (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Edge pitching. Bill Draper strikes out. Shigeo Ube hits a home run. Joe Inks doubles to right field. Rusty Christopher singles past the second baseman. Joe Inks scores. Rudy Rondon singles to left field. Rusty Christopher advances to third on the hit. Milt Zauchin singles to center field. Rusty Christopher scores. Jose Sarcona singles to left field. Art Mota strikes out. Al Morris singles to center field. Rudy Rondon scores. Milt Zauchin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose Sarcona advances to third on the hit. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Morris pitching. Naoyuki Takatsuki pops out to the third baseman. Dave Beecher grounds out to the shortstop. Calvin Dill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube strikes out. Joe Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Faeth pops out to the pitcher. Ed Knepper strikes out. Ed Bellarino lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon walks. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rudy Rondon advances to second on the play. Jose Sarcona reached on a fielding error by Kevin Faeth. Jose Sarcona steals second. Art Mota flies out to the center fielder. Al Morris lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ned Matteson flies out to the center fielder. Luis Orace pops out to the shortstop. Frank Edge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Draper flies out to the center fielder. Shigeo Ube singles past the shortstop. Joe Inks grounds out to the pitcher. Shigeo Ube advances to second on the play. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Dave Beecher hits a home run. Calvin Dill strikes out. Kevin Faeth pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Clint Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Jose Sarcona grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Knepper hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Bellarino flies out to the left fielder. Ned Matteson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Knepper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luis Orace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Art Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Al Morris strikes out. Bill Draper singles to right field. Shigeo Ube singles to center field. Joe Inks hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rusty Christopher singles to center field. Bill Draper scores. Lou Knight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Steven St. John is pinch hitting for Lou Knight. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Steven St. John strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Beecher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ken Beville pitching. Milt Zauchin singles to center field. Jose Sarcona doubles to right field. Milt Zauchin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Art Mota flies out to the center fielder. Al Morris flies out to the right fielder. Bill Draper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Calvin Dill singles to left field. Calvin Dill is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Faeth grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Knepper pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Black comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Inks flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Christopher flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Bellarino grounds out to the third baseman. Ned Matteson walks. Luis Orace triples. Ned Matteson scores. Ellis Barry is pinch hitting for Tom Black. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ellis Barry flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Luis Orace is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Red Logan pitching. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona triples. Art Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Adcock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Naoyuki Takatsuki pops out to the shortstop. Dave Beecher walks. Garland Clay is pinch hitting for Calvin Dill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Garland Clay walks. Kevin Faeth singles to right field. Dave Beecher scores. Larry Spriggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Knepper grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Clay advances to third on the play. Kevin Faeth advances to second on the play. Ed Bellarino bunts for a base hit. Garland Clay scores. Ned Matteson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Ned Matteson is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Cassady did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Cassady did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Cassady did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Fabregas did not respond to coaching in control Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Roberto Thompson did not respond to coaching in range Scott Worden improves in speed Doug Bacsik improves in speed Roberto Thompson improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C